Mostert secures Dunlop Series round with Race 3 win
Chaz Mostert
Chaz Mostert has secured the overall victory in Round 4 of the Dunlop Series at Queensland Raceway with a lights-to-flag win in the third final race of the weekend.
Despite being turned around by Nick Percat in the day’s earlier encounter, Mostert started from pole on the combined Race 1 and 2 points grid, and was never headed over the 22 lap journey.
The round win is Mostert’s second of year after he took out the season opener at the Clipsal 500 in March.
Scott Pye pressured Mostert all the way to the flag in Race 3, with the gap between the pair hovering around the 1s mark from start to finish.
Scott McLaughlin finished the processional affair in third, albeit more than 10s adrift of the leading duo.
The results ensured Pye and McLaughlin joined Mostert on the round podium.
Ashley Walsh concluded his solid weekend with fourth in Race 3 ahead of David Russell, Dale Wood, Luke Youlden, Andrew Jones, Tim Blanchard and Nick Percat.
Percat spun to the back of the field at Turn 3 on the opening lap thanks to a touch from Paul Morris.
Morris eventually finished 25th after two drive-through penalties, the second of which was served for speeding in pitlane.
Cameron Waters also felt the firm hand of officialdom. The reigning Australian Formula Ford Champion finished a lowly 17th after receiving a drive-through for barging Jones out of the way while battling for seventh with the Brad Jones Racing driver in the closing stages.
McLaughlin’s points lead over Mostert still stands at a healthy 82 points after the FPR driver was handed a pair of 25 point penalties for contact with Marcus Zukanovic and Cameron Waters in Race 2.
The 2012 Dunlop Series continues at Bathurst in October.
See below for the Race 3 result
| 1 | Ford Performance Racing | Chaz Mostert | Ford Falcon FG | 22 | 26:21.2432 |
| 2 | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Scott Pye | Holden Commodore VE | 22 | 26:22.2969 |
| 3 | Fujitsu Racing | Scott McLaughlin | Ford Falcon FG | 22 | 26:34.0254 |
| 4 | Simpro Racing | Ashley Walsh | Ford Falcon BF | 22 | 26:35.6403 |
| 5 | Dreamtime Racing | David Russell | Holden Commodore VE | 22 | 26:37.4723 |
| 6 | GB Galvanizing/Wilson Tech | Dale Wood | Holden Commodore VE | 22 | 26:41.4087 |
| 7 | Global Welding Suppliers | Luke Youlden | Ford Falcon BF | 22 | 26:42.5014 |
| 8 | Kitten Racing | Andrew Jones | Holden Commodore VE | 22 | 26:49.4341 |
| 9 | Jaylec Automotive Electrical | Tim Blanchard | Ford Falcon FG | 22 | 26:50.2081 |
| 10 | Coates Hire Racing | Nick Percat | Holden Commodore VE2 | 22 | 26:51.1091 |
| 11 | Bob Jane T-Marts | Rodney Jane | Ford Falcon FG | 22 | 26:58.0056 |
| 12 | R & J Betteries | Geoff Emery | Holden Commodore VE | 22 | 26:59.3361 |
| 13 | Go Karts Go | Drew Russell | Ford Falcon BF | 22 | 27:01.9516 |
| 14 | Minda Motorsport | Elliot Barbour | Holden Commodore VE2 | 22 | 27:03.2525 |
| 15 | Bob Jane T-Marts/Sitech | George Miedecke | Ford Falcon BF | 22 | 27:04.0512 |
| 16 | Go Karts Go | Aaren Russell | Ford Falcon BF | 22 | 27:06.5691 |
| 17 | Dreamtime Racing | Cameron Waters | Holden Commodore VE | 22 | 27:19.2182 |
| 18 | Formula Tech/Interquip Racing | Brett Stewart | Holden Commodore VE | 22 | 27:30.5392 |
| 19 | Warrin Mining | Adam Wallis | Holden Commodore VE | 22 | 27:33.5063 |
| 20 | Drill Pro | Daniel Jilesen | Ford Falcon BF | 22 | 27:33.6635 |
| 21 | Carrington Equipment Group | Michael Hector | Ford Falcon BF | 21 | 26:27.5490 |
| 22 | Solo Resource Recovery | Aaron McGill | Ford Falcon BF | 21 | 26:32.7074 |
| 23 | Pacific Hoists | Nandi Kiss | Holden Commodore VE | 21 | 26:32.9205 |
| 24 | Action Racing | Marcus Zukanovic | Holden Commodore VE | 21 | 27:23.5611 |
| 25 | Berocca Performance | Paul Morris | Holden Commodore VE | 19 | 26:39.5305 |
| 26 | MW Motorsport | Morgan Haber | Ford Falcon BF | 18 | 27:00.5659 |
See below for the overall round result
| 1 | Chaz Mostert | 284 |
| 2 | Scott Pye | 268 |
| 3 | Scott McLaughlin | 262 |
| 4 | Ashley Walsh | 237 |
| 5 | David Russell | 216 |
| 6 | Dale Wood | 199 |
| 7 | Nick Percat | 173 |
| 8 | Andrew Jones | 170 |
| 9 | Luke Youlden | 159 |
| 10 | Cameron Waters | 153 |
| 11 | George Miedecke | 133 |
| 12 | Rodney Jane | 128 |
| 13 | Tim Blanchard | 127 |
| 14 | Geoff Emery | 126 |
| 15 | Drew Russell | 123 |
| 16 | Elliot Barbour | 115 |
| 17 | Aaren Russell | 115 |
| 18 | Paul Morris | 113 |
| 19 | Daniel Jilesen | 107 |
| 20 | Brett Stewart | 88 |
| 21 | Adam Wallis | 86 |
| 22 | Marcus Zukanovic | 83 |
| 23 | Morgan Haber | 75 |
| 24 | Michael Hector | 73 |
| 25 | Nandi Kiss | 69 |
| 26 | Aaron McGill | 46 |
See below for the updated points standings
| 1 | Scott McLaughlin | 1090 |
| 2 | Chaz Mostert | 1002 |
| 3 | Scott Pye | 892 |
| 4 | Nick Percat | 854 |
| 5 | Ashley Walsh | 801 |
| 6 | Luke Youlden | 772 |
| 7 | David Russell | 656 |
| 8 | Tim Blanchard | 610 |
| 9 | George Miedecke | 588 |
| 10 | Drew Russell | 564 |
| 11 | Geoff Emery | 547 |
| 12 | Rodney Jane | 532 |
| 13 | Andrew Jones | 527 |
| 14 | Dale Wood | 520 |
| 15 | Elliot Barbour | 505 |
| 16 | Marcus Zukanovic | 455 |
| 17 | Aaren Russell | 442 |
| 18 | Brett Stewart | 400 |
| 19 | Cameron Waters | 384 |
| 20 | Daniel Jilesen | 367 |
| 21 | Michael Hector | 285 |
| 22 | Adam Wallis | 277 |
| 23 | Nandi Kiss | 251 |
| 24 | Paul Morris | 196 |
| 25 | Aaron McGill | 147 |
| 26 | Morgan Haber | 75 |
| 27 | Kristian Lindbom | 53 |
| 28 | Matt Hansen | 51 |
